Transporting apparatus.



1.4. a. HAALCK.

TRANSPORIING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24| I9I8.

' Patented Nov. 5,1918.

1.1. R. HAALCK.

TRANSPORHNG APPARATUS.

. APILICATION FiLED-JULY 24.1918. 'I

Patented Nov. 3, 1918.

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1.1. R. HAALCK.

TRANsPoRnNG APPARATUS.

I APPLICATION FILED JULY 24. I9I8. v 1,283,744. v Patented Nov. o, 1918.

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1.1. R. HAALCK.

TRANSPORTING APPARATUS.

AFPLICATION FILED xuLY 24.1913.

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APPLICATION FlLED IULY 24,19l8

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Be it. known that l, JOHANN JRGEN l-iieimnn HAALCK, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, residing 'at Salt-air, in the county ot' Salt Lake andv State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful-mprovements in Transporting Apparatus, the following a specification, reference had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates toI transporting apparatus, and more. particularly to certain improvements in an apparatus of the character shown and described in Patent No. 1,259,615), issued to me March 19, 1918.

It is the primary object of the present invention to provide an apparatus of the character referred to for transporting freight boats and other vessels over unnavigable portions of rivers or tor removing the vessel from the river and placing it in a canal for the continuation ot its travel.

It is a more particular object of the in-A vention to provide a trav' ing support having means for hoisting or raising a vessel, track ails upon which said support is mounted to travel, and means geared to the track rails and controllable by an' operator on the support, whereby the support and the vessel carried thereby may be moved in either direction.

it is' also one of the important objects of the invention to provide an improved mounting and arrangement of the vessel hoist-ing and suspending means upon the support so that the vessel will at all times remain in a horizontal plane irrespective of the grade upon which the support may travel.

And it is a Jfurther general object of my invention to improve the original apparatus in the i articulars above referred to without. greatly coim'ilicating the construction thereof or increasing its immutacturing cost.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the improvedconstruction, combination and relative arrangement of the several parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, subsequently claimed and illustrated in the accompany- Specieation of Letters Patent.

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of the trucks 8 1s equipped with two pairs.

Patented Nov. 5, 29113.

Application filed July 24, 1918. Serial No. 2&6,619.

rangement of the traekagefupon which the appa 'atus moves, for transporting a vessel from av river to a side hill canal: Fig. -3 is an end elevation; l Fig. 4 is aplan view, the 'swinging support 'for the traveling means being removed; Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail section taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a. plan view illustrating the manually operable controlmeans for. the driving trucks; and

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rails to gnide or direct the vessel to the apparatus. y

Referring' in detail to the drawing, 5 designates tonized structure having a base portion, generally indicated by the numeral 6, and upright side portions, designated 7. At the oppositev ends of the structure 5, and at eaeh side thereof, the supporting trucks 8 are arranged, each truck carrying an axle 9 mounted to rockin a bearing 10 secured to Each of truekwheels 11, each wheel having 'a series of cogteeth 1Q on each side of a central annular flange 13.

The a paratus is mounted to travel upon 7 is'a plan view showing the means arranged at the opposite ends of the track a suitable trussed or 1oraeed-skeletrack rails 14 which are arranged in spaced pairs. The rails in each pair are suitably spaced to receive the flanges 13 of the wheels 11 between them, and each rail is toothed, as shown at 15, for engagement ot the, cog teeth 121" therewith. Thus, the truck wheels are effeetually held against transverse. shifting movement and the possible derailing of the apparatus is obviated. The. rails laare supported upon suitable ties 1G, to which they are fixed, and these ties may be anchored inany suitable manner.

Upon the upper ends ot the side portions 7 ofthe frame the hearing blocks 17 are fixed to receive the ends ot a rock shaft 18,

-from which a second frame.structure 1,9 is

suspended. This trame i9 may be of similar construction to that disclosed in my issued patent hereinbefore referred to and carries the trzliveling cranes and the n'iachanism whereby the vessel may be elevated or hoisted above the water. As these cranes and the hoisting mechanism are fully shown and described in my prior patent, they will not be herein farther referred to in detail.I

It will sufliee to state that the power for the supply wire 2l.

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4the hase (i ot the traine.

The traine 19 is, ot' course, provided with operatorie compartment, from which point the direction ot travel of the apparatus is controlled. Preferably, each pair of truck Wheels il is positively driven, and to this end a sprocket Wheel 22 is centrally fixed upon the axle 225 of each pair of Wheels. Vllie spaced sprockets 23 are connected hy means ot an endless chain 2i to a. similar sprocket Wheel 25 which is loosely mounted upon the axle i). "lo one side of this latter sprocket Wheel, a lieveled gear Q6 is suitahly lined or may he integrally formed therewith. )lt each side of the hase (l of the traine structure a pair of shafts 2T are rotatably mounted in suitable hearings and extend longitudinally in opposite directions troni the center of the traine. A beveled gear 28 fixed upon one end of each ot said shafts meshes with the gear 26 on the sprocket at one end of the traine. A similar gear 29 is also fixed upon the other or inner end of each shaft 27. These gears 29 mesh with the beveled gears 30 on the opposite ends of a transverse shaft 3l suitably mounted upon An additional beveled gear 32 is lined upon the shaft 31 intermediate of its ends and ivith this iat# ter gear, the beveled gear C33 on the lower end ot a vertically disposed shaft 34e isengagfjed.

lipon .a suitable support, indicated at 35, mounted in one side center ot the 'traine structure, a shaft 36 is arranged and driven hv means ot a motor, iinlicated at, 37. YUpon the shaft lf a sprocket `ivheel 3S is loosely mounted and in spaced relation to said sprocket wheel, a gear 39 is also loosely mounted on said shaft. A second shaft i() is arranged in paralled relation to the shaft ll, and has a beveled gear 4i fixed to one oi its ends meshingr with a similar gear Je? `on the upper end of the vertical shaft 3l.

sprocket Wheel lil fixed on the shaft l() is connected liv the endless chain la to the loose eproekiet 38. it relatively large gear `wheel l5 is also fixed upon the shaft 40 and meshes with the loose'ffear 3) on the shaft 3G. il manually opcranle, shiftahle clutch lli and l? respectively is provided tor the sprockei 3S and rear Si). whereby they may he independently locked to the sliatt 36 for rotation therewith. lt will he apparent from this construction that when the sirorliet 3S is clutched to the shaft 36, the truck wheels il will he positively driven through the gearing descrihed in one tion` and oy cooperation .v h tl 'i tomhed rails lll, the entire struct moved lonritudinally linnn sprocket c and lord/ling i shaft 3G, the apparatus will he moved in the opposite direction, owing to the fact that said gers' has direct meshing engagement with the gear on the power transmission shaft i0. v

itt each end of the track -rails le, and in spared relai ion thereto. a `'.iideway for the vessel provided, said Way beingr formed hy the ivalls 4S ivhich are suitably supported and braced and converge longitudinally toward the track. To the side portions i ot' the frame structure 5, .'ertically spared, longitudinally extending hars lf) are secured, and in each oil these hars a series ot spaced, upstanding pins are fixed. These pins provide convenient means whereby a cable or other artirle inay be einplo'ved for properly directing the vessel in its movement between tle Walls 4S into the traine structure 5.,

in Fig. l of the drawings, l have shown the apparatus arranged for the purpose of transporting vessels over a dani. As the vessel approaches the dam, itis guided be tween the side portions 7 of the frame structure in the manner just stated, and the cranes on the super-posed frame i9 are operatively positioned so that the hoisting cables may he connected to the vessel. The vessel is then raised or elevated above the surface of the water. The operator then starts the motor 37 in operation to guide the truck wheels in the proper direction and causes the entire apparatus to travel. longitudinally on the rails 1i and over the dani to the opposite side thereof. ln ascending or descending a grade, the frame 19 and the vessel carried thereby may swing freely with respect 'to the traine structure 5 so that the vessel will at. all tiines remain in a horizontal position. After reaching the opposite side of the dam, the vessel is again lowered to the water and the cables disconnected.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings, have shown the arrangement of the apparatus, when the vessel is to he transported to a side hill canal which parallels an unnavigahle stretch of the river. The track rails are, ot course, properly laid so as to convev the veI l upwardly and in a lateral direction from the river to the canal.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction, manner ot' operation and several advantages of my improved transporting" apparatus will be clearly and fully understood. The severall improvement-s which l have made in the original apparatus are of a relatively simple character so that the construction thereof is not. greatly coni plicated. The apparatus can therefore be installed and maintained in operation at relatively small cost. it is apparent, of course, that the specilic construction of the trainee 5 and 19 might loe greatly varied insegne troni that, indicated in the accompanying drawings. The several other parts of the apparatus are likewise susceptible ot many moditieations, and it is, therefore, toloe unweit-ood that l reserve the privilege ot all suoli legitimate changes as may y embodied within the spirit and lie invention as claimed.

im;- ln a transporting device, a travel supportingzr struct-ure, a superstructure untetl to swing upon the supporting struc l tinf;r means arranged upon the suy eiure, and propellinggI mechanism for ille supporting structure.

ln a transporting device, a traveling` suppl-ating structure, a superstructure mounted to swing upon the supporting; struc4 ture, hoisting` means arranged upon the su-v perstructure, and manually controllable .nians operable from the superstructure for moving the Supporting structure in the desired direction.

3. ln a transporting;` device, track rails, a supporting structure .geared to the track* `rails to travel thereon, a superstructure mounted ior swinging; inoveinent'upon said supporting structure. lioietintl meansl arranged upon the euperstrueture7 and propolline; i'ueel'ianisin for the supporting' structure (,outrollalble 'from the superstructure.

l. .ln a transporting' apparatus. traelr rails, a supporting structure. truelts for said supporting structure having' drivinf ivlieelS feared to ilie trarl; rails, a supeistrueture mounted Ytor vertical swinging movement upon tlnsupporting' structure, and mechanism Vfor positively operating all et the truck vlioels to move the supporting- Structure in tlie desired direction.

5. ln a transporting apparatus, a sul porting structure, a plurality of trucksy upon which said structure is mounted, each truck having a series of supporting wheels, a superstructure mounted upon the supporting: structure., and gearing for positively operating all of the truck wheels, said gearing 'oeing controllable from the Superstructure to move the supporting structure in the desired direction.

G. In a transportingr apparatus, a supporting structure, a pluralityl ot trucks upon which said structure is mounted. each having a plurality of supportingavlieels, gearing mounted upon the supporting structure to positively drive all otl the supporting: wheels, a superstructure mounted for swinging movement upon the base structure, hoisting means carried by the superstructure, and means manually controllable from the superstructure to actuate the gearing and move the supporting` structure in the desired direction.

7.. In a transporting apparatus, track rails, a supporting structure., a plurality of trucks upon vvliieh said structure is mounted, each truck having` a series ot' Wheels geared to the track rails, gearing for positively operating all ottlie truck wheels. a superstructure mounted upon the supporting structure, hoisting means carried by the superstructure, and means manually controllable from tlie Superstructure to ac-tuate said gearing and move the supporting structure in the desired direction.

In testimony whereof l hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHANN JURGEN RICHARD Halter.

lVitnesses:

B. L. LIBERMAN, JNO. P. FANNARY. 

